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I was trying something I haven't practiced much...slow speed panning. I was using 250/sec and panning along with the jet skier (trying to stay right on target) and hopefully blurring the background water and getting him tack sharp. I now see that 100/sec would be better (and harder to stay on target...another friggin compromise), but still the effect on the water in this shot is pretty cool. I am looking forward to seeing if I have any shots that came out with a more dramatic slow speed pan later on as I get them processed.
Fantasia
Fantasia is a traditional equestrian performance practiced during cultural festivals in Morocco,and occurs traditionally to close Berber wedding celebrations in Maghreb. Fantasia is an imported name, the actual traditional term used is "Game of gunpowder".
It consists of a group of horse riders, wearing traditional clothes and charging along a straight path at the same speed so as to form a line; at the end of the ride (about two hundred meters) all riders fire into the sky using old gunpowder guns. The difficulty of the performance is in synchronization during the acceleration and especially during firing so that one single shot is heard. The horse is referred to as a fantasia horse and is of the type called Barb. Gunpowder is called 'baroud', and the traditional gun is a 'moukahla', hence the name "lab el baroud" or "the gunpowder play".
The performance is inspired from historical wartime attacks of Berber and desert knights. Nowadays, Fantasia is considered as a cultural art and a form of martial art; it also symbolizes a strong relationship between the man and the horse, as well as an attachment to tradition.
Each region in Morocco has one or several fantasia groups, called serba, totaling thousands of horse riders nationwide.(From Wiki)
The British Home Guard. They practiced without live ammunition, probably to avoid shooting each other.
In most China fields the traditional hand methods of cultivating and harvesting rice are still practiced. The fields are prepared with simple plows drawn by water buffalos, fertilizing with dung or sewage, and smoothing by dragging a log over them. The seedlings are started in seedling beds and transplanted by hand to the fields.
This man in GuiZhou province works all day long only for a part of the crop, barely enough to feed the four members of its family.
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En la mayoría de los campos de China, los métodos tradicionales para cultivar y cosechar arroz todavía son realizados a mano. Los campos se preparan con arados tirados por búfalos y fertilizando con estiércol o aguas residuales. Las plantas son germinadas en semilleros y trasplantadas a mano a los campos.
Este hombre trabaja de sol a sol en los campos de GuiZhou a cambio de una parte de la cosecha, apenas suficiente para alimentar a los cuatro miembros de su familia.
I took a Hummingbird Photography class sponsored by Desert Botanical Garden and taught by Robert McBride. I learned a lot and practiced a lot. I really feel that I had improved significantly by the end of the class.
The class was in a classroom in the recently constructed addition. It has a private garden just outside the classroom that DBG set up with hummingbird feeders.
My best guess is a female or immature Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna). Any correction will be appreciated. I admit I don't really know the difference between a Anna's Hummingbird and a Broad-tailed Hummingbird.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Annas_Hummingbird/id
Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.
"Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona."
Desert Botanical Garden
DBG Hummingbird class
We practiced a 'wait' and took advantage of a longer 'wait' to take a picture. Nemo approves as long as the treats keep coming lol
refering to my arms
and doing "sat kriya" : www.spiritvoyage.com/posture/Sat-Kriya/POS-000032.aspx
if you really want to do this please contact me first. most of the stuff on the internet about this exercise is not quite right.
here it is presented as part of the art. still, it is one of the greatest yoga exercises in any and all forms of yoga and can be practiced by anyone. it will save yuou thousands of dollars in therapy which, i hope you will send to me.
We practiced posing a little bit more, as Skye is still very curious to see what I'm doing when I get down on my knees. In most cases she comes running at me.
As my trusty sidekick was at school, I had to manage on my own. It took a while and a lot of threats but eventually I got a couple of nice portraits.
Post processed in DxO PhotoLab 6, to make the moss covered trees in the background less green.
Some of the seagulls I practiced on while waiting for sea eagles to photograph this Easter.
These are great black-backed gulls (Larus marinus).
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The art of sweetgrass basket weaving is practiced in coastal and barrier island communities from North Carolina to Florida, a region known as the Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. The Gullah-Geechees are the descendants of enslaved West Africans who worked on coastal plantations. Because of their isolation, they were able to hold on to many traditions brought to these shores during the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Visit Charleston or Beaufort, South Carolina, and you'll see people sitting on rural roadsides or in city parks and on street corners selling these beautiful baskets. In Georgia, you'll find basket weavers on Sapelo Island and on St. Simons Island, and in coastal communities like Riceboro, Darien and Harris Neck.
Each basket starts with a knot, and moistened grasses or pine needles are repeatedly coiled and wrapped with strips of palm frond stems. Some have lids, while others have handles and other ornate designs.
Today they are considered works of art. However, the Gullah-Geechee ancestors used baskets for more practical purposes -- for storing food, toting things like crops from the fields, and for fanning rice, flipping the grains into the air so that the husk could be carried away with the wind.
I received a beautiful bunch of flowers from a happy customer today, so practiced focus stacking - what else!
a holy week ritual practiced in some philippine towns. practitioners flagellate themselves to enact the pain and suffering of jesus christ. some devotees cut themselves with blades before they begin whipping themselves. the whip consists of a rope with strips bamboo tubes tied to the end. as they whip themselves they are also whipped by a centurion. they do this ritual in the belief that this act of penance will cleanse themselves of sins. most practitioners are involved through a vow or panata. only once they have completed their vow will they retire from this practice.
As in all Sikh gurdwaras, the concept of langar is practiced and all people, irrespective of their race or religion, can eat in the gurudwara kitchen (langar hall).
The langar (food) is prepared by Gursikhs who work there and also by volunteers who help out.
In 2021, the Gurudwara inaugurated the most cost-effective diagnostic center to improve healthcare for the poor.
The Gurdwara and the Sarovar (sacred pond) are places of great reverence for the Sikhs and places for special
Kalaripayattu is an Indian martial art. One of the oldest fighting systems in existence, it is now practiced in Kerala, in contiguous parts of Tamil Nadu and among the Malayali community of Malaysia. It was originally practiced in northern and central parts of Kerala and the Tulunadu region of Karnataka.
Kalaripayattu includes strikes, kicks, grappling, preset forms, weaponry and healing methods. Regional variants are classified according to geographical position in Kerala; these are the Northern style from Malabar region in north Kerala, the Central style from inner Kerala and the southern style from Travancore region of south Kerala.
Due combattenti di kalaripayattu. Punarjani Traditional Village, Munnar, Kerala. India. Foto pubblicata sul National geographic magazine Italia di luglio. www.nationalgeographic.it/wallpaper/2012/06/19/foto/la_mi...
There must be a six word story here, but I couldn't make it fit.
The six word story was invented by Hndrk (see comments below).
With all the movies these days about vampires, zombies and covens, witches have gotten a bad rap. Since early times people have practiced 'natural' or 'white magic.' In fact, there are some who believe that white magic is only being in a 'higher spiritual state of enlightenment or consciousness.' You might even say to provoke a feeling of well-being is to practice white magic. I remember when I was a kid I wanted to be Samantha from Bewitched nearly every time I watched the show. She always seemed well-intentioned, if not ornery. She also had a natural charm and grace to her, making people simply want to comply with her wishes. Perhaps I'm acquainted with more witches than I know.
Wild Pacific Salmon reefnet fishing is a historical Pacific Northwest salmon fishing method. It has been practiced for centuries by the Native American tribes of the Puget Sound. Fisherman still stand on towers, wearing polaroid sunglasses, waiting to spot a school of Sockeye, Chinook, Pink, Coho or Chum salmon swimming along the reef and over the small net suspended between two boats. This process is incredibly selective, as spotters can identify the exact type of fish swimming below. When a school of salmon is observed, the net is quickly pulled up and the fish are gently spilled into a netted live well to relax after a brief struggle. This process is not only humane but allows for the dissipation of bitter lactic acid built up in the salmon flesh, which results in a sweeter flavor.
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Practiced some more food photography yesterday. Had a hard time getting inspired but food always helps :).
Practiced working with text following a path in Photoshop. It was trickier to shoot this balloon than I thought it should have been. First off just having plain black and white is always a little tricky but then the balloon kept moving around so I had to finally tape it in place.
My first submission for Dip It Thursday, yay! I love that group, but I've never submitted anything. Anyway, this week's theme is "everyday objects"
I stole my sister's violin to do this. Surprisingly, I didn't have to lock my dog inside the house to take pictures this time. She wasn't as interested in the violin as she was in the paper hearts yesterday, haha.
Quote in the title is by John Lubbock
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Camera used: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Lens used: Canon 50mm f/1.8
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Highest position: 27 on Friday, May 22, 2009
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sooc, except for the crop.
i practiced a lot on long exposures this weekend. hope you like them. the boyfriend helped me a lot carrying the material around, and i'm so thankful for his patience...
30 seconds exposure, f/22, iso 100 with the sigma 10-20
We practiced posing a little bit more, as Skye is still very curious to see what I'm doing when I get down on my knees. In most cases she comes running at me.
As my trusty sidekick was at school, I had to manage on my own. It took a while and a lot of threats but eventually I got a couple of nice portraits.
Post processed in DxO PhotoLab 6, to make the moss covered trees in the background less green.
Fantasia
Fantasia is a traditional equestrian performance practiced during cultural festivals in Morocco,and occurs traditionally to close Berber wedding celebrations in Maghreb. Fantasia is an imported name, the actual traditional term used is "Game of gunpowder".
It consists of a group of horse riders, wearing traditional clothes and charging along a straight path at the same speed so as to form a line; at the end of the ride (about two hundred meters) all riders fire into the sky using old gunpowder guns. The difficulty of the performance is in synchronization during the acceleration and especially during firing so that one single shot is heard. The horse is referred to as a fantasia horse and is of the type called Barb. Gunpowder is called 'baroud', and the traditional gun is a 'moukahla', hence the name "lab el baroud" or "the gunpowder play".
The performance is inspired from historical wartime attacks of Berber and desert knights. Nowadays, Fantasia is considered as a cultural art and a form of martial art; it also symbolizes a strong relationship between the man and the horse, as well as an attachment to tradition.
Each region in Morocco has one or several fantasia groups, called serba, totaling thousands of horse riders nationwide.(From Wiki)
Drifting off to sleep last night I pictured this image in my head and I practiced shooting it all night in my dreams. When I actually went to shoot it it was much trickier than in my dream. I had to make sure the boat didn't actually float because the shifting snails made it move and drift around the water. I was in the gutter on the corner and everyone was hustling to get to work and school and kept stopping to see what I was doing. Hope you aren't sick of snails because I made a list of all of my ideas last night. If I can pull them off we have about 2 more weeks of these critters.
Italien / Südtirol - Langkofelgruppe
seen from Alpe di Siusi
gesehen von der Seiser Alm
Seiser Alm (Italian: Alpe di Siusi, Ladin: Mont Sëuc) is a Dolomite plateau and the largest high-altitude Alpine meadow (German: Alm) in Europe. Located in Italy's South Tyrol province in the Dolomites mountain range, it is a major tourist attraction, notably for skiing and hiking.
Geography
It is located in the western part of the Dolomites and has an altitude between 1,680 m a.s.l. and 2,350 m a.s.l.; it extends for 52 km² between Val Gardena to the north, the Sassolungo Group to the north-east and the Sciliar massif to the south-east, which with its unmistakable profile is one of the most famous symbols of all the Dolomites. Given the vastness of the area, from here it is possible to admire a large number of mountain groups: among others, the Sella Group, the Rosengarten group and the Marmolada.
It is an alp, it is an area where pasture is practiced, the largest in Europe, divided into numerous plots reserved to grazing or from which the farmers get hay for their farms located downstream.
The eastern part has been included since 1975 in the Sciliar natural park.
Surrounding peaks
The alp offers a panoramic view which includes (from north, in a clockwise direction): Peitlerkofel (Sass de Putia, 2,873 m), the Odle and the Puez groups (3,025 m), the Gran Cir, the Sella group (3,152 m), Langkofel (Sassolungo, 3,181 m) and Plattkofel (Sassopiatto, 2,995 m), the Marmolada (3.343 m), the Pala group (Pale di San Martino, 3,192 m), the Vajolet Towers (2,821 m) the Rosengarten group (Catinaccio, 2,981 m) with the peak of the Kesselkogel (Catinaccio d'Antermoia, 3,002 m) and the Schlern (Sciliar, 2,450 m).
(Wikipedia)
The Langkofel Group (Ladin: Saslonch, Italian: Gruppo del Sassolungo) is a massif in the (western) Dolomites of the Italian Alps. It separates Gröden (to the north) and the Fassa valley (to the south), as well as the Sella massif (to the east) and the Rosengarten (to the west). Northwest of the Langkofel is the Seiser Alm. The highest point in the range is the eponymous Langkofel with a height of 3,181 metres. Taken together, the summits of the Langkofel form an arc which is only open towards the northwest. Within this arc there is only one small mountain, the Langkofelkarspitze, so that the group surrounds a kind of "inner courtyard".
Geology
The region was formed in the early Triassic period (about 230 million years ago) as a coral reef in a shallow tropical sea. Hard limestone was able to form on the outside of the reef, whilst the rock in the interior remained brittle and was quickly eroded away following the uplifting of the range. This left a garland of mountains which, in a clockwise direction, are the Langkofel, Langkofeleck, Fünffingerspitze, Grohmannspitze, Innerkoflerturm, Zahnkofel and Plattkofel.
Summits
Grohmannspitze (Italian: Punta Grohmann, Sasso Levante, Ladin: Sas da duman)
Innerkoflerturm
Zahnkofel (Il Dente/l Dënt)
Langkofelkarspitze
Plattkofel (Sasso Piatto/Sasplat)
Fünffingerspitze (Punta Cinquedita)
Langkofel (Sasso Lungo/Saslonch)
Alpine huts
Langkofel Hut (2256 m, also Rifugio Vicenza, in the Langkofel Cirque (Langkofelkar))
Emilio Comici Hut (2153 m, private, at the foot of the Langkofel)
Toni Demetz Hut (2685 m, private, in the Langkofel Col (Langkofelscharte))
Friedrich August Hut (2298 m, private, on the Friedrich August Way from Sellajoch to the Plattkofel Hut)
Des Alpes Hut (2395 m, private, on the Rodella Col, cable car from Campitello di Fassa)
Sandro Pertini Hut (2300 m, private, on the Frederick Augustus Way (Friedrich-August-Weg))
Plattkofel Hut (2300 m, private, west of the Plattkofel)
Schutzhaus Sellajoch (2180 m, private, on the road to the Sellajoch below the top of the pass)
Williams Hut (2100 m, private, at the foot of the Plattkofel)
Tourism
In Summer a gondola lift runs from Sellajoch up to the col of Langkofelscharte and the Toni Demetz refuge hut. From there both the Langkofel (via the Langkofel Hut, Confinböden and the Emilio Comici Hut), as well as the Plattkofel (via the Langkofel Hut, Plattkofel Hut and Frederick Augustus Way) may be circled on hiking trails. The Plattkofel may be reached from the Langkofelkar on the klettersteig route known as the Oskar Schuster Steig and from the Plattkofel Hut over the steep western flank (here without climbing). Between the Langkofel and the Sellajoch is the area of rockslides known as the "Rocky Town" (Steinernen Stadt), notable especially for its rich flora.
In winter there are ski areas at the foot of the Langkofel Group: the Col Rodella (on the Sellajoch), Plan de Gralba, Ciampinoi (with its well-known Saslong world cup run) and Monte Pana/Mont de Sëura. The famous Sella Ronda, a circuit of the Sella Group on ski pistes both clockwise and anticlockwise, also runs over these pistes.
(Wikipedia)
Die Seiser Alm (italienisch Alpe di Siusi, ladinisch Mont Sëuc) ist die größte Hochalm Europas. Sie liegt in den Südtiroler Dolomiten in Italien, rund 20 km nordöstlich von Bozen und oberhalb der bekannten Tourismus-Orte Seis am Schlern, Kastelruth und St. Ulrich in Gröden.
Geographie
Die Seiser Alm hat eine Größe von 56 km², befindet sich auf einer Höhe von 1680 m s.l.m. bis 2350 m s.l.m., und ist eines der größten geschlossenen Hochplateaus in den Alpen. Der Schlern, die Roterdspitze und die Rosszähne grenzen die Seiser Alm nach Südwesten hin ab. Nach Südosten schließt sich das markante Bergmassiv der Langkofelgruppe an. Nach Norden hin fällt die Seiser Alm hinter den Randerhebungen Puflatsch und Pizberg nach Gröden hin ab. Im Westen sinkt das Gelände über das vorgelagerte Schlerngebiet Richtung Eisacktal.
Die Besiedlung der Seiser Alm gliedert sich in zwei Ortszonen: das touristisch stark erschlossene Compatsch (auch Kompatsch, 1850 m s.l.m.) am äußersten Westrand der Hochfläche sowie Saltria (1680 m s.l.m.), das 5 km östlich unterhalb des Plattkofels liegt.
Im Süden gelegene Teile der Alm sind zusammen mit großen Flächen in der Schlerngruppe und im Rosengarten als Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten ausgewiesen. Des Weiteren bestehen die zwei geschützten Biotope Col da Fil und Gran Paluch.
Von Seis am Schlern ist der Zugang nach Compatsch mit regelmäßig verkehrenden Bussen und einer modernen Umlauf-Gondelbahn möglich, die ihrerseits durch einen Busdienst an das Gebiet um Kastelruth und Völs angebunden ist. Eine weitere Gondelbahn verkehrt von St. Ulrich in Gröden. Saisonweise werden auch Linienbusse von Monte Pana nach Saltria eingesetzt. Mit privaten Fahrzeugen ist eine Zufahrt zur Seiser Alm nur in den Abend- und Nachtstunden gestattet. Das Gebiet ist touristisch intensiv erschlossen.
Geschichte
Die Nutzung der Hochalm reicht weit zurück. Um 1600 beschreibt Marx Sittich von Wolkenstein in seiner Tiroler Landesbeschreibung die Seiser Alm wie folgt:
„Es ligt auch ab den dorf Castelreudt die allerschonische und grosse alm, so man nit jr gleichen in landt findt, und man eine teische meil [deutsche Meile] wegs von dorf hinauf ist, genant die Seysser Almb, darauf man jarlichen in sumber in die 1.500 kie [Kühe] und bey 600 ogsen [Ochsen] erhalten und nichgest [nicht weniger als] in die 1.800 futer hey [Fuder Heu] herab gefiert werten und auch etliche heuter zendten [hundert Zentner] schmalz und käs gemacht werten. So solten auch bey 400 heythillen [Heustädel] darauf stein und 100 kaserthillen [Schwaigen] und umb Jacobi [25. Juli] bey 4 oder 5 wochen bey 4.000 man und weib daroben ligen und arbeyten tain in hey und das kroffigist [kräftigste] und peste hey, so man in landt findt, ist.“
Sommer
Im Sommer lädt das Gebiet zu Wanderungen und Bergtouren ein. Im Frühjahr 2006 wurde der Hans-und-Paula-Steger-Weg fertiggestellt. Dieser Weg führt in Ost-West-Richtung von Compatsch nach Saltria und ist mit Informationstafeln gestaltet, die Einblicke in Landschaft und Kultur der Seiser Alm und Südtirols geben.
Winter
Das Wintersportgebiet verfügt über 60 km Abfahrtspisten überwiegend im leichten und mittleren Schwierigkeitsgrad, zahlreiche Liftanlagen und einen Funpark. Darüber hinaus wird ein Loipennetz von fast 60 km angeboten. Weitere auf der Seiser Alm praktizierbare Wintersportarten sind das Rodeln und das Schlittschuhlaufen. Zudem verfügt die Seiser Alm über zwei Skischulen mit mehr als 50 Skilehrern für Ski-, Snowboard- und Langlaufkurse.
(Wikipedia)
Die Langkofelgruppe (italienisch gruppo del Sassolungo) ist ein Bergmassiv der westlichen Dolomiten. Sie befindet sich zwischen Gröden (im Norden) und dem Fassatal (im Süden), sowie dem Sellamassiv (im Osten), dem Rosengarten (im Südwesten) und der Schlerngruppe (im Westen). Nordwestlich der Langkofelgruppe liegt die Seiser Alm. Die höchste Erhebung ist der namensgebende Langkofel mit einer Höhe von 3181 m s.l.m. Die Gruppengipfel bilden in ihrer Gesamtheit einen Kreisbogen, der sich nur nach Nordwesten öffnet und somit eine Art Innenhof aufweist.
Geologie
Entstanden ist das Gebiet in der Zeit der frühen Trias (vor ca. 230 Mio. Jahren) als Korallenriff im tropischen Flachmeer, wobei sich an der Außenseite des Riffs harter Kalkstein bilden konnte, während das Gestein im Innern brüchig blieb und nach der Hebung des Gebirges rasch ausgewaschen werden konnte. Erhalten blieb der Gebirgskranz aus (im Uhrzeigersinn) Langkofel, Langkofeleck, Fünffingerspitze, Grohmannspitze, Innerkoflerturm, Zahnkofel und Plattkofel.
Gipfel
Langkofel, 3181 m
Grohmannspitze, 3113 m
Innerkoflerturm, 3081 m
Zahnkofel, 3000 m
Fünffingerspitze, 2918 m
Plattkofel, 2964 m
Langkofelkarspitze, 2821 m
Berghütten
Langkofelhütte (2256 m, auch Rifugio Vicenza, im Langkofelkar)
Emilio-Comici-Hütte (2153 m, privat, am Fuß des Langkofels)
Toni-Demetz-Hütte (2685 m, privat, in der Langkofelscharte)
Friedrich-August-Hütte (2298 m, privat, auf dem Friedrich-August-Weg vom Sellajoch zur Plattkofelhütte)
Des-Alpes-Hütte (2395 m, privat, auf dem Col Rodella, Seilbahn von Campitello di Fassa)
Sandro-Pertini-Hütte (2300 m, privat, auf dem Friedrich-August-Weg)
Plattkofelhütte (2300 m, privat, westlich des Plattkofels)
Schutzhaus Sellajoch (2180 m, privat, an der Straße auf das Sellajoch unterhalb der Passhöhe)
Williamshütte (2100 m, privat, am Fuß des Plattkofels)
Touristische Erschließung
Im Sommer führt eine Stehgondelbahn vom Sellajoch aus in die Langkofelscharte zur Schutzhütte Toni Demetz. Von dort lässt sich sowohl der Langkofel (über Langkofelhütte, Confinböden und der Emilio-Comici-Hütte), als auch der Plattkofel (über Langkofelhütte, Plattkofelhütte und Friedrich-August-Weg) auf Wanderwegen umrunden. Der Plattkofel ist vom Langkofelkar aus über den als Klettersteig ausgebauten Oskar-Schuster-Steig und von der Plattkofelhütte über die steile Westflanke (hier ohne Kletterei) erreichbar. Von den Langkofelabstürzen hin zum Sellajoch erstreckt sich das Felssturzgebiet der „Steinernen Stadt“, bemerkenswert vor allem für seine reichhaltige Flora.
Im Winter befinden sich am Fuß der Langkofelgruppe die Schigebiete Col Rodella (am Sellajoch), Plan de Gralba, Ciampinoi (mit der bekannten Saslong-Weltcupabfahrt) und Monte Pana/Mont de Sëura. Auch die berühmte Sella Ronda, eine Umrundung der Sellagruppe auf Schipisten im oder gegen den Uhrzeigersinn, bedient sich dieser Pisten.
(Wikipedia)
Havn't practiced the abstract creation for a while, so this bunch is aimed to deliver the unique images in between the impressionism to abstract effect.
Chhath is an ancient Hindu festival practiced mainly in the Indian states of Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. In present times, people irrespective of their states and cultures are also celebrating it. Chhath is a festival dedicated to the Sun God Surya and his sister Shashti Devi (Chhathi Maiya), to thank them for giving the bounties of life on earth and fulfilling wishes.
Doing laundry at upstream of a river .. still practiced by many in Indonesia ..
Rolleiflex 2.8E Planar
Rollei RPX400 rated 800 with Rodinal
Historically, wines were kept in barrels made of larch, a species of tree in the genus Larix. This Valais tradition, still practiced by the Caves du Paradis estate, produces typical wines, thanks to the influence of the sap-rich barrels.
Taken from Anse dufour in Martinique
It is practiced from the beach with a length that varies between 200 and 600 meters.
The fishermen form 2 groups and pull the ends of the net thus forming a U in the bay, allowing the capture of the fish ..
This fishing technique is directed by a master purse seiner from a boat located further offshore.
This fishing practice requires the mobilization of many men, sometimes even a whole village ... Tourists also participate in the effort with enthusiasm!
Prise sur la plage de l'Anse Dufour aux Anses d'Arlets, Martinique
Elle se pratique depuis la plage avec un filet d’une longueur qui varie entre 200 et 600 mètres.
Les pêcheurs forment 2 groupes et tirent les extrémités du filet formant ainsi un U dans la baie, permettant la capture des poissons…
Cette technique de pêche est dirigée par un maitre senneur depuis une embarcation située plus au large…
Cette pratique de pêche nécessite la mobilisation de beaucoup d’hommes, parfois même d’un village entier… Les touristes participent également à l’effort avec enthousiasme !
As I have practiced it, photography produces pleasure by simplicity, I see something special and show it to the camera. A picture is produced. The moment is held until someone sees it. Then it is theirs. Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a moment -- this very moment -- to stay.
～Sam Abell, Stay This Moment : The Photographs of Sam Abell by Sam Abell (Photographer), Robert E. Gilka , ISBN: 0934738726
P.S. Non-HDR-processed / Non-GND-filtered ● Black Card Technique 黑卡作品
I practiced photographing fireworks during the Western Pyrotechnic Association show in Lake Havasu, Arizona. It's four nights of professional fireworks that are set off for a couple hours each night.
The show was fantastic. Some quite unusual fireworks were displayed. I enjoyed this one that lit stars as it fizzled out.
In the bustling courtyard of Juliet’s House in Verona, Cristina adjusted her camera with practiced precision. Her job was simple—capture fleeting moments of tourists standing on the famous balcony, dreaming of love and legend. The laughter, the hopeful gazes, the whispered lines from Shakespeare—all framed within her lens, all ready to be sold as a keepsake.
She had seen thousands of faces, each one seeking a piece of romance to take home. Some kissed, some posed dramatically, others just stood there, lost in thought. Cristina didn’t judge. Love, real or imagined, was good for business. With a click, another memory was frozen in time, waiting to find its owner.
Mitla is one of the pre-Columbian sites that express the Mesoamerican belief that death was the most consequential part of life after birth. It was built as a gateway between the world of the living and the world of the dead. Nobles buried at Mitla were believed to be destined to become “cloud people,” who would intercede on behalf of the population below.
Mitla was still occupied and functioning as the main religious center when the Spanish explorers and military expeditions arrived in the 1520s and later. The high priest, called the Uija-tào, resided at Mitla. The Spanish likened him to the pope of the Catholic Church. At that time the urban center covered an area of 1 to 2 square kilometres (0.39 to 0.77 sq mi), with suburban areas surrounding it. In the rural areas, intensive agriculture was practiced over an area of more than 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi) to feed the city.
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Italien / Südtirol - Seiser Alm
In the background you can see the Rosengarten group.
Im Hintergrund sieht man die Rosengartengruppe.
Seiser Alm (Italian: Alpe di Siusi, Ladin: Mont Sëuc) is a Dolomite plateau and the largest high-altitude Alpine meadow (German: Alm) in Europe. Located in Italy's South Tyrol province in the Dolomites mountain range, it is a major tourist attraction, notably for skiing and hiking.
Geography
It is located in the western part of the Dolomites and has an altitude between 1,680 m a.s.l. and 2,350 m a.s.l.; it extends for 52 km² between Val Gardena to the north, the Sassolungo Group to the north-east and the Sciliar massif to the south-east, which with its unmistakable profile is one of the most famous symbols of all the Dolomites. Given the vastness of the area, from here it is possible to admire a large number of mountain groups: among others, the Sella Group, the Rosengarten group and the Marmolada.
It is an alp, it is an area where pasture is practiced, the largest in Europe, divided into numerous plots reserved to grazing or from which the farmers get hay for their farms located downstream.
The eastern part has been included since 1975 in the Sciliar natural park.
Surrounding peaks
The alp offers a panoramic view which includes (from north, in a clockwise direction): Peitlerkofel (Sass de Putia, 2,873 m), the Odle and the Puez groups (3,025 m), the Gran Cir, the Sella group (3,152 m), Langkofel (Sassolungo, 3,181 m) and Plattkofel (Sassopiatto, 2,995 m), the Marmolada (3.343 m), the Pala group (Pale di San Martino, 3,192 m), the Vajolet Towers (2,821 m) the Rosengarten group (Catinaccio, 2,981 m) with the peak of the Kesselkogel (Catinaccio d'Antermoia, 3,002 m) and the Schlern (Sciliar, 2,450 m).
(Wikipedia)
The Rosengarten group (Italian: Catinaccio [katiˈnattʃo], Ladin: Ciadenac, Ciadenáze) is a massif in the Dolomites of northern Italy. It is located between the Tierser Tal and Eggental in South Tyrol and the Fassa Valley in Trentino.
One peculiarity of the Rosengarten is the pink shade, owing to the presence of the mineral dolomite, which takes in the sunset and "glows", as celebrated in the Bozner Bergsteigerlied. Meaning "Rose garden" in German, the name refers to the legend of King Laurin and his Rose Garden, a traditional story explaining the outer appearance of the mountain range.
Summits
The highest peak is the Kesselkogel at 3,002 m (9,849 ft) above sea level. Other peaks include:
Rosengartenspitze - 2,981 m (9,780 ft)
Vajolet Towers - 2,813 m (9,229 ft)
Laurinswand (Croda di Re Laurino) - 2,813 m (9,229 ft)
Tscheiner-Spitze (Cima Sforcella) - 2,813 m (9,229 ft)
Rotwand (Roda di Vaèl) - 2,806 m (9,206 ft)
Teufelswand (Croda Davoi) - 2,727 m (8,947 ft)
(Wikipedia)
Die Seiser Alm (italienisch Alpe di Siusi, ladinisch Mont Sëuc) ist die größte Hochalm Europas. Sie liegt in den Südtiroler Dolomiten in Italien, rund 20 km nordöstlich von Bozen und oberhalb der bekannten Tourismus-Orte Seis am Schlern, Kastelruth und St. Ulrich in Gröden.
Geographie
Die Seiser Alm hat eine Größe von 56 km², befindet sich auf einer Höhe von 1680 m s.l.m. bis 2350 m s.l.m., und ist eines der größten geschlossenen Hochplateaus in den Alpen. Der Schlern, die Roterdspitze und die Rosszähne grenzen die Seiser Alm nach Südwesten hin ab. Nach Südosten schließt sich das markante Bergmassiv der Langkofelgruppe an. Nach Norden hin fällt die Seiser Alm hinter den Randerhebungen Puflatsch und Pizberg nach Gröden hin ab. Im Westen sinkt das Gelände über das vorgelagerte Schlerngebiet Richtung Eisacktal.
Die Besiedlung der Seiser Alm gliedert sich in zwei Ortszonen: das touristisch stark erschlossene Compatsch (auch Kompatsch, 1850 m s.l.m.) am äußersten Westrand der Hochfläche sowie Saltria (1680 m s.l.m.), das 5 km östlich unterhalb des Plattkofels liegt.
Im Süden gelegene Teile der Alm sind zusammen mit großen Flächen in der Schlerngruppe und im Rosengarten als Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten ausgewiesen. Des Weiteren bestehen die zwei geschützten Biotope Col da Fil und Gran Paluch.
Von Seis am Schlern ist der Zugang nach Compatsch mit regelmäßig verkehrenden Bussen und einer modernen Umlauf-Gondelbahn möglich, die ihrerseits durch einen Busdienst an das Gebiet um Kastelruth und Völs angebunden ist. Eine weitere Gondelbahn verkehrt von St. Ulrich in Gröden. Saisonweise werden auch Linienbusse von Monte Pana nach Saltria eingesetzt. Mit privaten Fahrzeugen ist eine Zufahrt zur Seiser Alm nur in den Abend- und Nachtstunden gestattet. Das Gebiet ist touristisch intensiv erschlossen.
Geschichte
Die Nutzung der Hochalm reicht weit zurück. Um 1600 beschreibt Marx Sittich von Wolkenstein in seiner Tiroler Landesbeschreibung die Seiser Alm wie folgt:
„Es ligt auch ab den dorf Castelreudt die allerschonische und grosse alm, so man nit jr gleichen in landt findt, und man eine teische meil [deutsche Meile] wegs von dorf hinauf ist, genant die Seysser Almb, darauf man jarlichen in sumber in die 1.500 kie [Kühe] und bey 600 ogsen [Ochsen] erhalten und nichgest [nicht weniger als] in die 1.800 futer hey [Fuder Heu] herab gefiert werten und auch etliche heuter zendten [hundert Zentner] schmalz und käs gemacht werten. So solten auch bey 400 heythillen [Heustädel] darauf stein und 100 kaserthillen [Schwaigen] und umb Jacobi [25. Juli] bey 4 oder 5 wochen bey 4.000 man und weib daroben ligen und arbeyten tain in hey und das kroffigist [kräftigste] und peste hey, so man in landt findt, ist.“
Sommer
Im Sommer lädt das Gebiet zu Wanderungen und Bergtouren ein. Im Frühjahr 2006 wurde der Hans-und-Paula-Steger-Weg fertiggestellt. Dieser Weg führt in Ost-West-Richtung von Compatsch nach Saltria und ist mit Informationstafeln gestaltet, die Einblicke in Landschaft und Kultur der Seiser Alm und Südtirols geben.
Winter
Das Wintersportgebiet verfügt über 60 km Abfahrtspisten überwiegend im leichten und mittleren Schwierigkeitsgrad, zahlreiche Liftanlagen und einen Funpark. Darüber hinaus wird ein Loipennetz von fast 60 km angeboten. Weitere auf der Seiser Alm praktizierbare Wintersportarten sind das Rodeln und das Schlittschuhlaufen. Zudem verfügt die Seiser Alm über zwei Skischulen mit mehr als 50 Skilehrern für Ski-, Snowboard- und Langlaufkurse.
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Die Rosengartengruppe, meist schlicht Rosengarten (italienisch Catinaccio, ladinisch Ciadenac, Ciadenáze), ist ein Bergmassiv der Dolomiten in Südtirol und im Trentino (Italien). Berühmt ist der Rosengarten für seine von Bozen aus gut sichtbare, markante Gipfelsilhouette und die mit ihm verknüpfte Laurinsage. Seit 2003 gehört der Südtiroler Teil des Hauptkamms zum Naturpark Schlern-Rosengarten; seit 2009 ist die Rosengartengruppe neben acht weiteren Gebieten Teil des Welterbes Dolomiten.
Etymologie
Der wenig alpin klingende Name Rosengarten, der sowohl für die Rosengartenspitze wie auch für das gesamte Massiv verwendet wird, ist seit der Frühen Neuzeit belegt (so 1506 Kofl am Rosengarten). Er ist weder von einem Garten voller Rosen abgeleitet, wie dies ätiologisch in der Laurinsage berichtet wird, noch von den in der Abenddämmerung bei Sonnenuntergang rot zu glühen scheinenden Felsen, auch wenn diese Motive die Namensgebung nachträglich überformt haben. Sprachforscher vermuten, dass der in Südtirol mehrfach erscheinende Flurname auf das alte Wort ruza zurückgeht, womit eine Geröllhalde bezeichnet wurde. Auch der italienische Name Catinaccio für das Bergmassiv soll nicht, wie oft vermutet, gleichbedeutend sein mit „große, wilde (Berg-)Kette“, sondern vom ladinischen Wort ciadenac stammen, das „Bergkessel“ oder „Geröllkessel“ bedeutet.
Lage und Gliederung
Der Rosengarten liegt zwischen dem Tierser Tal, dem Eggental und dem Fassatal. Im Norden bildet das Tierser Alpl den Übergang zur Schlerngruppe, mit der der Rosengarten gelegentlich zur Schlern-Rosengarten-Gruppe zusammengefasst wird. Von dort verläuft der markante Hauptkamm in Nord-Süd-Richtung bis zum Karerpass über eine Länge von rund 10 km. Ostseitig zum Fassatal sind dem Hauptkamm mehrere Gebirgsstöcke vorgelagert. Westseitig – an seiner von Bozen gut sichtbaren „Schauseite“ – fällt er relativ abrupt zu einem langen, mittelgebirgigen Höhenzug ab, der sich bis zum Eisacktal hinzieht.
Gipfel
Die höchste Erhebung ist der Kesselkogel (ital. Catinaccio d’Antermoia) mit einer Höhe von 3004 Metern. Er ist vom Grasleitenpass oder aus dem Antermoia-Tal über einen leichten Klettersteig besteigbar. Die Erstbesteigung erfolgte 1873 durch die Briten C. Comyn Tucker und T. H. Carson mit dem Bergführer A. Bernard.
Der zweithöchste Gipfel der Rosengartengruppe ist die Rosengartenspitze. Sie ist 2981 Meter hoch und liegt in der Mitte des Hauptkamms, der Normalweg hat den zweiten Schwierigkeitsgrad. Über diesen wurde sie erstmals am 31. August 1874 ebenfalls durch C. Comyn Tucker und T. H. Carson mit dem Führer Francois Devouassoud bestiegen.
Weitere Gipfel sind unter anderem:
Laurinswand (2813 m)
Tscheiner Spitze (2810 m)
Rotwand (Roda di Vaèl, 2806 m)
Vajolet-Türme (Torre Principale 2821 m)
Teufelswand (2727 m)
Masarégrat (2611 m)
Fensterlturm (2670 m)
Berghütten
Antermoiahütte (Rifugio Antermoia, 2496 m)
Rifugio Ciampedie (1998 m)
Gartlhütte (Rifugio Re Alberto I, 2621 m)
Grasleitenhütte (Rifugio Bergamo, 2129 m)
Grasleitenpasshütte (Rifugio Passo Principe, 2601 m)
Paolina-Hütte (Rifugio Paolina, 2147 m)
Rosengartenhütte oder Kölner Hütte (Rifugio A. Fronza, 2337 m)
Rotwandhütte (Rifugio Roda di Vael, 2283 m)
Santnerpasshütte (2734 m)
Tierser-Alpl-Hütte (2438 m)
Rifugio Vajolet (2243 m)
Pässe und Übergänge
Tierser Alpl (2440 m) im Norden
Grasleitenpass (2599 m)
Donapass (2500 m)
Vajoletpass (2549 m)
Laurinspass (2627 m)
Santnerpass (2740 m; eigtl. eine Felsschulter der Rosengartenspitze)
Tschagerjoch (2630 m)
Vajolonpass (2560 m)
Karerpass (1758 m) im Süden, und
Nigerpass (1688 m) an der Westflanke des Massivs.
Klettersteige
Kesselkogel-Klettersteig
Laurenzi-Klettersteig
Santnerpass-Klettersteig
Masaré-Klettersteig und Rotwand
Steig 549/551 „rund um die Rotwand“
Laurin-Sage
Die Laurin-Sage erklärt das Alpenglühen des Rosengartens (hier Rosadira genannt) als Folge eines Fluchs, bei dem der besiegte Zwergenkönig Laurin den Übergang zwischen Tag und Nacht vergaß (siehe König Laurins Rosengarten).
(Wikipedia)
Tibetan Buddhism (also Indo-Tibetan Buddhism) is the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, where it is the dominant religion. It is also found in the regions surrounding the Himalayas (such as Bhutan, Ladakh, and Sikkim), much of Central Asia, the Southern Siberian regions such as Tuva, as well as Mongolia.
Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Mahayana Buddhism stemming from the latest stages of Indian Buddhism (which also included Vajrayana teachings). It thus preserves many Indian Buddhist Tantric practices of the post-Gupta Early Medieval period (500 to 1200 CE), along with numerous native Tibetan developments.[1][2] In the pre-modern era, Tibetan Buddhism spread outside of Tibet primarily due to the influence of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), founded by Kublai Khan, which ruled China, Mongolia and parts of Siberia. In the modern era, it has spread outside of Asia due to the efforts of the Tibetan diaspora.
Apart from classical Mahayana Buddhist practices like the six perfections, Tibetan Buddhism also includes Tantric practices, such as deity yoga and the Six Dharmas of Naropa as well as methods which are seen as transcending tantra, like Dzogchen. Its main goal is Buddhahood or rainbow body.[3] The main language of scriptural study in this tradition is classical Tibetan.
week 27
You checked out and had fun. Your doctor is so gentle and has the best nick names for you like "whoa cowboy" or "little super star." There is something that gets me every time she listens to your heart beat. I think it reminds me that I made you- and you are living and breathing. And that is an amazing thing.
Shorebirds of Ireland, Freshwater Birds of Ireland and The Birds of Ireland: A Field Guide 2nd Edition with Jim Wilson.
www.markcarmodyphotography.com
The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in much of the Old World and the Atlantic coast of North America. In European waters it can be distinguished from the Common Shag by its larger size, heavier build, thicker bill, lack of a crest and plumage without any green tinge. In eastern North America, it is similarly larger and bulkier than Double-crested Cormorant, and the latter species has more yellow on the throat and bill. Great Cormorants are mostly silent, but they make various guttural noises at their breeding colonies.
Many fishermen see in the Great Cormorant a competitor for fish. Because of this it was nearly hunted to extinction in the past. Thanks to conservation efforts its numbers increased.
Cormorant fishing is practiced in China, Japan, and elsewhere around the globe. In it, fishermen tie a line around the throats of cormorants, tight enough to prevent swallowing, and deploy them from small boats. The cormorants catch fish without being able to fully swallow them, and the fishermen are able to retrieve the fish simply by forcing open the cormorants' mouths, apparently engaging the regurgitation reflex.
In North Norway, cormorants are traditionally seen as semi-sacred. (wikipedia)
A Cormorant fishing on the Tolka River in Griffith Park, Dublin. Such fantastic birds.
Objetivos:
- Subir mais a cabeça em direção aos pés até que ambos se encontrem.
- Levantar mais o peito exercitando a coluna e os musculos dos mebros inferiores
Orientações: www.ruymendes.com
Tai chi ch'uan or tàijíquán is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for both its defense training and its health benefits. Though originally conceived as a martial art, it is also typically practiced for a variety of other personal reasons: competitive wrestling in the format of Pushing Hands (Tui Shou), demonstration competitions, and achieving greater longevity. As a result, a multitude of training forms exist, both traditional and modern, which correspond to those aims with differing emphasis. Some training forms of t'ai chi ch'uan are especially known for being practiced with relatively slow movements. This group exercises Tai Chi in the Stadtpark of Regensburg.
Text adapted from Wikipedia
The day we did the longest hike ever.
We "practiced" before going to Patagonia every weekend in California so that we can do this hike. We knew that it was going to be a long long hike, and we did it!
Perhaps because we take lots of photographs, it might've taken longer than other hikers do, but who cares, we started hiking at 8 am on that day, under the burning sun we finished the hike by walking back to the town of El Chaltén at 7:30 p.m...
The highlight of the hike was definitely the mountain of "El Chaltén", commonly known as "Mt. Fitz Roy". We hiked to the top of the mountain ranges, then we got to see this beautiful emerald green lake in front of the majestic El Chalten.
This was certainly one of the moments that brought us the greatest joy of life. Of course, more and more photos to come...
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Tattooing in Burma was a widespread custom practiced by various ethnic groups, including the Chin, Bamar, Shan, and Karen until the 20th century.
Tattooing was a distinguishing cultural marker.
Southern Chin women were also tattooed on their faces with closely set lines using blue pigments, ostensibly to discourage them from being kidnapped by invaders. Chin women were typically tattooed between the ages of 15 and 20. The practice has quickly disappeared, as it was banned in the 1960s by Burma's socialist regime and it was discouraged by Christian missionaries.